Glyph Studio User Manual
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Q: How do I connect the Studio to my eSATA equipped computer?
Use an eSATA cable (not included) between the eSATA port on your computer and the port on the drive. We
strongly recommend you use high quality external SATA cables. Low quality cables do not offer the proper
shielding and durability that high quality cables offer, and may allow data to be corrupted.
Q: How do I connect the Studio to my USB equipped computer?
Use a USB cable between a USB 1.1, 2.0, or 3.0 port on your computer.
Q: My Windows computer doesn’t show the drive in My Computer. What’s up?
The default format on the Studio is for the Macintosh, and Windows doesn’t recognize it. Once you have
connected the Studio to your Windows PC, you have to re-initialize it for use with Windows. For most
ver-sions of Windows, that’s going to be NTFS format; for Win98/SE, that will be FAT32 format.
Instructions for re-initializing your drive are included in this manual.
Q: I’m still running Mac OS 9 or Win/ME. Can I still use the Studio?
Yes. You can connect the USB port on the drive to your OS 9 or Win/ME machine.
For more information, be sure to check out the Glyph website at www.glyphtech.com. There is information
posted there concerning FireWire 800/1394B, as well as information about the rest of Glyph’s product line.
Q: How can I make my drive work across Windows and Mac platforms?
The only file systems that work well between Mac OS and Windows are FAT32 (otherwise known as MS-
DOS) or exFAT. FAT32 is a native Windows file system, but Mac OS 9 and X will mount FAT32 volumes. Mac
OS 9 and 10.1.x would only work with FAT32 partitions less than 32GB. While Mac OS 10.2.x increased that
limitation to 128GB, it wasn't until Mac OS 10.3.x that you could use FAT32 partitions of any size. Mac OS
10.3.x can additionally read NTFS volumes but cannot write to them. When running Mac OS 10.6.5 or
higher, exFAT becomes an available formatting option. exFAT has the same compatibility as FAT32 EXCEPT,
it does not come with a file size limitation.
Q: How can I use my drive with Windows and Mac Pro Tools systems?
If you are trying to use a hard drive between Windows and Mac Pro Tools systems, FAT 32 will not work for
you because a Mac running Pro Tools can only work with HFS formatted volumes. Your best option is to in-
stall MacDrive (www.mediafour.com) on your Windows machine to mount your Mac formatted volumes.